Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 52 - 00 One Punch Man (Seeking Collections and
Chapter 52 -0052: One Punch Man (Seeking Collections and Recommendations)
Chapter 52 -0052: One Punch Man (Seeking Collections and Recommendations)
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When Qi Tian took his place on the second competition platform, representatives of the eighteen forces also finished drawing lots and began entering the arena, one after another.
Qi Tian has three opponents, two males and one female, all under eighteen years of age. Seeing that their opponent was just a kid like Qi Tian made them all burst into laughter. They had noticed Qi Tian earlier, commenting on how lucky the one to face Qi Tian would be. They had no idea that divine protector had bestowed them with such good fortune. How could they not be overjoyed?
“Aww, little brother, have you been weaned yet? And you’re participating in such a perilous County Master selection battle?” The female cultivator spoke in a coquettish tone, “If you can’t hold on, just hide behind sister. I’ll protect you.”
Another cultivator brandished his fist, the size of a monk’s begging bowl, “Kid, see this fist? I can punch down a horse. If you’re smart, you will concede now while there’s still time.”
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Qi Tian rolled his eyes and coolly retorted, “A bunch of idiots.”
“What did you say? I swear…”
At that very moment, Liang Xiaolong’s voice rang out. “I hereby announce the start of the County Master selection battle.”
Before Liang Xiaolong’s words finished reverberating, Qi Tian sprung into action; activating Chasing Wind Step, he launched himself at the cultivator who claimed he could knock a horse down with a punch, executing the fourth move of the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist – Flipping Tiger and Overturning Bear.
With a thud, the cultivator was sent flying out of the circle’s boundaries, much like being hit by Qi Tian’s volley ball smash.
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“You brat…”
Another male cultivator had just begun to acknowledge Qi Tian’s prowess when Qi Tian was in front of him, slamming another Flipping Tiger and Overturning Bear punch.
The man could only raise his arms to shield his chest when Qi Tian’s fist came down. With another thud, he felt like he had been hit by a galloping bull. He was launched into the air and tossed out of the ring. Before he even landed, another thud reverberated, and he saw the first cultivator that Qi Tian had punched was just landing outside the white circle.
Without pausing, Qi Tian then rushed towards the third and only female opponent. Not showing any mercy because she was a woman, he immediately threw a punch at her.
The female cultivator screamed. She hadn’t expected Qi Tian, so young, to be so aggressive and ferocious. In the moment, she forgot everything, activated her own Chasing Wind Step, and ran. Her plan was to first get her breath back before engaging Qi Tian in battle again. She didn’t believe that she, with a Fifth Level Qi Cultivation, would lose to Qi Tian in one move.
A gleam flashed in Qi Tian’s eyes. He found that the woman had exceptional talent in Chasing Wind Step. Her speed was not too different from his, definitely exceeding 10 m/s — it wouldn’t be easy to catch her. But Qi Tian didn’t intend to give her any chance. He activated the Heavenly Dao Engine in an instant, and the speed of his Chasing Wind Steps surged. With just a blink, he was already behind the woman. He threw a punch at the woman’s back.
Thump…
The female cultivator, like a kite with its string cut, was launched into the air before tumbling to the ground outside the white circle, stirring up a cloud of dust.
Qi Tian halted, facing the three cultivators from the external forces who lay outside the circle. He gave a slight bow and said softly, “Thank you.”
The cultivators staggered to their feet, glaring resentfully at Qi Tian. They had many moves left to use, but Qi Tian made them fly out of the ring with just a punch each, leaving them feeling disgruntled. But the bull’s village – the rules of the qualifying match were set, and this was the Imperial Master Mansion after all. They were helpless even if they were unwilling.
They could only glare furiously at Qi Tian once before turning around to leave.
Qi Tian saluted the VIP stage and then sat on the ground, taking out a Fire Spirit Stone and seizing the time to cultivate.
Han Chengnuo and representatives of the Eighteen Forces on the stage were all dumbstruck. Initially, they didn’t have high hopes for Qi Tian, thinking he was the easiest opponent to deal with. They didn’t expect that Qi Tian would be so formidable, clearing away three opponents with only three punches. When did such a monster emerge from the Imperial Master Mansion?
Zhao Qian was also deep in thought. She had just felt that Qi Tian was too young and inexperienced to participate in the preliminary selection battle for the County Master. But she didn’t expect Qi Tian to be so adept at seizing opportunities, knowing to use his advantages to swiftly eliminate enemies at the start. If such a person continued to grow, he would surely achieve great success in the future. Bringing him into the King Zhangbei Manor would be a good choice.
Zhao Qian instantly decided to have a good talk with Qi Tian after this, taking the opportunity of Qi Tian just exhibiting his value to draw him over. Fortunately, she had already shown their goodwill to Qi Tian yesterday. She believed that adding fuel to the fire today would strengthen their bond.
Compared to Qi Tian’s ease, Cheng Qing and the other five inner sect disciples were in a tough battle. The reason they could become inner sect disciples and cultivate in Sky Eagle Hall was not because of their high talent, but because they had successfully crossed the threshold of the Qi Cultivating Stage 4.
There are too many factors determining a cultivator’s comprehensive power during the Qi Cultivation Period. Not to mention other factors, the most important indicator is the meridians. The more meridians opened and the higher their quality, the higher his strength naturally.
Like Qi Tian, although he was only at the Qi Training Second Level, he had opened up five meridians, three of which were in a perfect state. Such meridians could provide him a total strength of 300 pounds, making him far stronger than Cheng Qing and the others when using the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist, which was naturally expected.
In contrast, whether Cheng Qing and the others were at Qi Cultivation Fifth Level or Fourth Level, they only opened one or two meridians at each level, and the quality of the opened meridians was not high, making the power from the two meridians together not even as good as one of Qi Tian’s meridians.
The disciples of the other external forces who were fighting with Cheng Qing and the others also had similar situations. Whether it was the quality or quantity of the meridians, they couldn’t be compared with Qi Tian. They were evenly matched with Cheng Qing and his group, hence they were evenly matched.
Qi Tian didn’t care about Cheng Qing and their situation. After passing the first test, there was a second one, and perhaps even a third one. To ensure that he could have the last laugh, he naturally had to seize every minute and second to improve his strength. It was unrealistic to attempt to open more meridians at this time, but he could accumulate more fire attribute Spirit Qi in his body.
The competition on the other platforms took longer than Qi Tian imagined. It lasted more than half an hour before the final winners were determined on the other five platforms.
“Qi Tian, stop cultivating. The next competition is about to start.” Liang Xiaolong’s voice echoed in Qi Tian’s ear.
Qi Tian immediately stopped absorbing the Spirit Qi from the Fire Spirit Stone and put it away. He stood up and looked around. There were unfamiliar faces standing on each of the five platforms, all of them looking at him with cold smirks.
What was going on? Could it be that Cheng Qing and the others were all eliminated?
Sitting high on the VIP stand, Han Chengnuo looked displeased. He had just praised Liang Xiaolong for his efficient work, but in a blink of an eye, Liang Xiaolong had messed up so badly that aside from Qi Tian, the rest of the inner sect disciples had all been eliminated.
Qi Tian hadn’t noticed the situation earlier as he was absorbing the fire attribute Spirit Qi, but Han Chengnuo could clearly see that it wasn’t that Cheng Qing and the others weren’t trying their best. They fought bravely and fiercely, but their opponents were powerful and had allied together from the start, jointly hunting Cheng Qing and his team. Despite their desperate struggle resulting in broken bones and bloody heads, they were unable to break through.
“Han, it seems your Imperial Master Mansion has really declined. Out of six matches, you only won one. And it was due to a twelve-year-old kid taking advantage of his age and others’ unpreparedness to catch your opponent off-guard. Otherwise, your Imperial Master Mansion would have been completely wiped out.”
“Indeed. In its heyday, the Imperial Master Mansion was so prestigious. But look at it now, each generation is worse than the last, truly a disgrace to their ancestors. I heard, Princess Zhao, that you held a public test in front of Huangque Hall yesterday to select talents for the country. You’ve been too generous with Imperial Master Mansion. Considering the caliber of their disciples, conferring King Zhangbei Manor’s cultivation resources upon them would be a waste. You should cast your eyes on a bigger and broader place. Like our Green Water Temple, we’re also willing to serve King Zhangbei Manor.”
“Exactly, Princess Zhao, the Imperial Master Mansion has seen its sunset, it can no longer soar in the sky. For Great Zhao’s and King Zhangbei Manor’s sake, you should drop this burden of the Imperial Master Mansion and choose another partner.”
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“All of you, shut up. If you dare to demean our Imperial Master Mansion in my presence, do you think my sword is dull? Do you think that because you’re guests, I won’t dare to kill you? If anyone else prattles on, I will kill them, even if it means I have to give up this role as Master.” Han Chengnuo said coldly.
At these words, all the representatives of the other Eighteen Forces closed their mouths. Some among them had powers fairly equal to Han Chengnuo, and to say they were afraid of him was impossible. But they had already said what they wanted to say and there was no need to provoke Han Chengnuo’s anger even more. After all, they were still in the Imperial Master Mansion and had to show some respect.
